Walnut Pastry with Marmalade

Due to the walnuts, butter, and eggs, this pastry certainly does not fall into the category of light desserts. A small piece will suffice, enjoyed with an afternoon cup of coffee or tea.

Details

  • Preparation Time: 20 minutes
  • Cooking Time: 30 minutes
  • Difficulty: 1
  • Spiciness: 0
  • Number of Servings: 8

Ingredients

Biscuit

  • pieces Butter, unsalted

  • 125 g Butter, unsalted

  • 120 g Sugar, white

  • pieces Orange, shell

  • 1 bag Sugar, white

  • 6 pieces Egg, egg yolk, fresh

  • 80 g Wheat flour, white, multi-purpose

  • 0.5 bags Baking powder

  • 6 pieces Egg, egg white, fresh

  • 80 g Walnuts

  • 40 g Walnuts

  • 250 g Marmalade, orange

Steps

  1. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius. Lightly grease a medium-sized deep baking dish with butter and line it with baking paper. Coarsely chop the walnut kernels.

  2. In a bowl with an electric mixer, cream the softened butter, grated orange zest, and sugar. Add the egg yolks one by one, mixing each for about 1 minute. Sift the flour over the mixture and mix it in along with the baking powder. Beat the egg whites into stiff peaks and gently fold them into the mixture in two or three batches. Finally, fold in the ground and chopped walnuts.

  3. Transfer the batter to the prepared baking dish and spread it evenly with a spatula (or spoon), smoothing the top. Bake in the preheated oven for about 30 minutes, until the top is nicely golden brown. Remove the baking dish from the oven and let the pastry cool to room temperature.

  4. Using the baking paper, remove the pastry from the dish and cut it horizontally in half. Spread a thick layer of orange marmalade on the bottom half. Cover with the top half and let the pastry cool completely. Once cooled, cut into equal-sized pieces. Before serving, you can dust the top with powdered sugar or drizzle the pastry with chocolate glaze before cutting.

Nutrition Information (Per 100g)

  • Calories: 382.52 kcal
  • Fat: 27.15 g
    • Saturated Fat: 10.33 g
  • Carbohydrates: 26.75 g
    • Sugars: 16.29 g
  • Protein: 7.95 g
  • Fiber: 0.93 g

Advice

Instead of orange marmalade, you can use any other marmalade. Plum, red currant, apricot, and fig marmalades work exceptionally well.